Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report

The Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report option lists the required switch and jumper settings for each expansion card in your computer. To view the settings, highlight the card and press <Enter>. For ISA expansion cards, it is important to compare the jumper and switch settings listed on the screen to the actual settings on the card.

Press <F7> to make a copy of or print the settings. If your computer is attached to a printer, you can print out the information or copy it to a file.

Step 5: Save and Exit

The Step 5: Save and Exit option allows you to save or cancel the configuration changes you have made. When you select the Step 5: Save and Exit option, follow the directions on the menu that displays.

If you save your changes, the utility saves the new con- figuration in your system’s NVRAM and in a file on your EISA Configuration Utility diskette. Then, the utility automatically reboots your system.

If you cancel your changes, you can remain in the utility to make other changes or exit the utility without saving any changes.

Set Date and Set Time

The Set Date and Set Time options reset the date and time maintained by your computer’s real-time clock (RTC), which uses NVRAM to keep the information current even when the system is turned off. You can also reset the date and time through the System Setup program as described in Chapter 4, “Using the System Setup Program.”

NOTES: If your system is connected to a network, the Date and Time categories may reflect the time main- tained by the network server, depending upon how the network is configured. In this case, changing the Date and Time categories on your system has no effect.

Unless the EISA Configuration Utility is installed on your hard-disk drive, it is quicker to reset the date and time through the System Setup program.

Maintain System Configuration Diskette

Using the Maintain System Configuration Diskette option, you can create a backup copy of the .sci file or use a previously saved .sci file to reconfigure your system or to identically configure many other systems. You can also copy .cfg files and delete .sci and .cfg files from your EISA Configuration Utility diskette, your diskette of .cfg files, or the configuration diskette(s) for any hardware option.

Exit From This Utility

The Exit From This Utility option allows you to exit from the EISA Configuration Utility and reboot your computer system.

Advanced Menu

The Advanced menu lets you lock or unlock cards in a configuration, view detailed information about the sys- tem, and maintain .sci files.

To see the Advanced menu, press <F7> while in the Step 3: View and Edit Details menu. The following menu appears:

Advanced menu

Lock/unlock boards

View additional system information menu Set verification mode menu

Maintain SCI files menu

Highlight the menu category you want, and press <Enter>. Then follow the online instructions.

The following subsections describe each category.

Lock/Unlock Boards

When you lock an expansion card, the EISA Configura- tion Utility cannot change the resources allocated to that card. Unlocking the card allows the system to change the resources automatically as new cards are added. The default setting for the Lock/Unlock Boards category is Unlocked. Dell recommends that you keep your cards unlocked so that the EISA Configuration Utility can do its job properly.

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2100/180, 2100/200 specifications

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